Benna78: I think, in the last 2-3 years, we reached a level with any camera/lens that can satisfy almost any photographer for many many years to come.For the vast majority of us upgrade is GAS or consumism.

ProfHankD: Interesting. Aside from low production costs in China, it's useful to note that China still allows most types of optical glass to be used. The EU has banned most because they are doped with heavy metals, which makes it much more difficult to make competitive optics. Basically, it's a lot like the hit taken when slightly radioactive dopants were banned, but MUCH worse. Here's a set of slides from folks who are trying to deal with these restrictions: http://www.ora-blogs.com/files/uk10_spie_thompson_lunch_talk_glass_selection-2.pdf

Anyway, these Chinese lenses are very good news for people who don't want to spend their time scanning eBay and cleaning fungus out of old lenses....

Benna78: Well,OK, in the end Trump made it. I'm italian, as you can easily see in my profile, and probably the most informed Americans, together with 99% of the europeans dpreview forum members, know that italian political scene has been ruled by Berlusconi in the last 20 years. We all agree that Italy surely has not the same weight as USA, but in the end we (Italians) survived. I guess USA will survive too, and our beloved world as well. I'm just trying not to taking it too seriously...ate enough sxxxt in the last 20 years.

Not exactly a "mafia lord"...he was (is) a billionaire businessman, just like Trump.

Benna78: Well,OK, in the end Trump made it. I'm italian, as you can easily see in my profile, and probably the most informed Americans, together with 99% of the europeans dpreview forum members, know that italian political scene has been ruled by Berlusconi in the last 20 years. We all agree that Italy surely has not the same weight as USA, but in the end we (Italians) survived. I guess USA will survive too, and our beloved world as well. I'm just trying not to taking it too seriously...ate enough sxxxt in the last 20 years.

Not exactly a "mafia lord"...he was (is) a billionaire businessman, just like Trump.

Well,OK, in the end Trump made it. I'm italian, as you can easily see in my profile, and probably the most informed Americans, together with 99% of the europeans dpreview forum members, know that italian political scene has been ruled by Berlusconi in the last 20 years. We all agree that Italy surely has not the same weight as USA, but in the end we (Italians) survived. I guess USA will survive too, and our beloved world as well. I'm just trying not to taking it too seriously...ate enough sxxxt in the last 20 years.